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Microfinance loan up 5.46 percent in 3th quarter

Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA) released its figures that during the third quarter of this year, Cambodia’s microfinance institutions (MFIs), which included 21 MFIs and small loans from ACLEDA Bank, increased 5.46 percent to 448.1 million, following a 2.7 percent drop in outstanding loans in the second quarter. According to CMA’s data, non-performing loans (NPLs) declined … Continue reading

Micro-Lenders Drop Rates, Seek Borrowers

Cambodia’s microfinance institutions are competing with each other with various strategies to extend growth, following a decline in their number of borrowers in the wake of the economic downturn. The Prasac Microfinance Institution has implemented three strategies over the past two months in order to bring in more borrowers, said Sim Senacheert, general manager of … Continue reading

New MFI to issue property loans

WHILE most banks remain reluctant to provide real estate loans to customers amid the global financial downturn, a new microfinance institution set to launch June 8 says it will channel lending to house purchases and construction. “For the first time, home financing will be available to middle- and lower-income Cambodians,” Talmage Payne, CEO of newcomer … Continue reading

Credit crunch hits MFIs

MICROFINANCE organisations said they expect slower growth and higher interest rates as the credit crunch hits foreign lenders who had been a key source of funding to local MFIs. The main threat, sources said, stems from the decrease in available capital as foreign backers trim their emerging market investments, leaving microfinancers less able to serve … Continue reading

Microfinance lending down

MICROLENDERS reported slower loan growth in 2008 at the Banking Cambodia conference last week, adding that a stronger deposit base would put the sector on a solid footing for 2009. Hout Ieng Tong, chairman of the Cambodia Microfinance Association, said loans declined to US$438 million in 2008 from $470 million the previous year, speaking at … Continue reading

Low interest rate and increase in loans are important to boost agriculture sector

Agriculture sector has expanded gradually thanks to productivity gains, reflecting an increase in the area under irrigation, the use of improved agricultural inputs and greater commercialization of farming. By the way, without financing, farmers cannot adjust to changing market conditions or capitalize on opportunities to commercialize their existing agriculture activities.